Requiring Animal Research To Be More Evidence-based' It is generally believed by the public that animal research is only carried out providing: a) it leads to improvements in human
health b) non-animal models and technologies are unavailable c) it is not duplicated unnecessarily d) it is not done for trivial and non-medical reasons e) it cannot be conducted ethically in humans f) suffering of laboratory animals is minimised.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com'Obesity Gene' Works By Influencing Appetite A gene associated with obesity works through effects on appetite, according to a study of over 3,000 UK children led by researchers at UCL (University College London) and the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, and published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. The finding helps to unravel the mechanism of the genetic basis of obesity.
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